CHANDLER, Ariz. - Freshman
Stephanie Kim carded a two-over 74 to win the Wyoming Cowgirl
Classic at the Ocotillo Golf Resort Tuesday and help the
Lumberjacks post a school record en route a second-place finish in
the tournament in the final tune-up for the Big Sky Conference
Championships to be held April 19-21.

“Stephanie played beautifully
today,” said Head Coach Brad Bedortha. “She hit good
shots all day and made some putts while keeping herself composed
throughout.”

Kim finished at even-par 216 to
post a two-stroke victory over Britney Yada of Portland State
(218), tying the school record score for three rounds set by Lauren
Gray at the 2004 Big Sky Championships. She also set the
single-round school mark with a four-under par 68 in the first
round on Monday.

Kim’s round included three
birdies, two double bogeys and one bogey. It was her second
tournament victory of her initial collegiate season, becoming the
fifth student-athlete in school history to win two or more
tournaments in their career and just the third player and first
freshman to win two tournaments in a season.

The Lumberjacks finished tied for
second with Colorado State at 33-over par 897, setting a team
record for three-round tournament. It improved the mark set earlier
this season by the squad of 900 set at the Bulldog and Eagle
Invitational during the fall season. NAU trailed only Texas-El Paso
in the standings and won a scorecard playoff with Colorado State to
claim second overall in the field of 23 teams.

“It was very fun to watch
today,” said Bedortha. “It was an impressive effort out
of the student-athletes to play that well against a good field that
included seven of the eight teams in the Big Sky Conference. Our
confidence is high going into the conference tournament.”

NAU plays host to the Big Sky
Championships at Ocotillo in two weeks where the Lumberjacks are
the defending champions in the event.

“Everyone played well,”
said Stephanie Kim. “It was really fun to have everyone have
a good round today.”

The Lumberjacks recorded strong
play across the lineup Tuesday. Junior Alexa Kim and senior Megan
Buck tied for 15th overall at 226 after rounds of
two-over par 74, while junior Bethany Leclair jumped into a tie for
25th after an even-par 72. Junior Dakin Banta also
posted a 74 in the third round to tie for 75th overall.

Three players played as individuals
in the tournament. Freshman Aleah Kim had a 76 and finished tied
for 45th, while senior Meghan Bremer posted a two-over
par 74 to finish tied for 53rd. Senior Lauren Halstead
had an 80 in the final round.

Wyoming Cowgirl
Classic

Ocotillo Golf
Course

Chandler, Ariz.

Team Results

1. Texas El Paso 299-295-289 883
+19

2. Colorado State 294-312-291 897
+33

2. Northern Arizona
301-302-294 897 +33

4. Nevada 304-294-303 901 +37

5. Portland State 295-304-303 902
+38

6. Idaho 297-311-300 908 +44

7. Montana 307-302-303 912 +48

8. Xavier 300-314-300 914 +50

9. Gonzaga 312-313-296 921 +57

10. UC - Riverside 306-319-305 930
+66

11. McNeese State 314-320-310 944
+80

12. Old Dominion 325-310-310 945
+81

13. Wyoming 312-323-315 950 +86

14. South Dakota State 315-320-317
952 +88

14. Northern Colorado 317-321-314
952 +88

16. Utah Valley 311-330-315 956 +92

17. Montana State 318-330-309 957
+93

18. Seattle University 333-322-314
969 +105

18. Southern Utah 324-317-328 969
+105

20. Weber State 322-330-322 974
+110

21. Eastern Washington 325-333-330
988 +124

21. Portland 333-331-324 988 +124

23. Idaho State 362-338-318 1018
+154

Individual Results (Top
10)

1. Stephanie Kim, NAU
68-74-74 216 E

2. Britney Yada, PSU 72-73-73 218
+2

3. Lauren Howell, Montana 73-69-77
219 +3

3. Lauren Hernandez, Nevada
75-74-70 219 +3

5. Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho 70-75-75
220 +4

5. Brianna Espinoza, Colorado State
73-75-72 220 +4

7. Rosana Gomez, UTEP 77-73-71 221
+5

7. Shang Huang, UTEP 74-78-69 221
+5

9. Kasey Claussen, Colorado State
73-77-72 222 +6

9. Stephanie Johns, Portland State
74-74-74 222 +6

9. Teresa Nogues, UTEP 72-75-75 222
+6

NAU Results

T15. Alexa Kim 78-74-74 226

T15. Megan Buck 75-77-74 226

T25. Bethany Leclair 80-77-72 229

T75. Dakin Banta 82-87-74 243

NAU Individual
Results

T45. Aleah Kim 79-80-76 235

T53. Meghan Bremer 80-83-74 237

T65. Lauren Halstead 80-80-80 240

DID YOU
KNOW…Overall, 44 student-athletes earned a 4.0 GPA
for the fall semester, representing 14 of the 15 squads. The soccer
team led the department with eight student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA
for the semester.